Gwyliau Talwrn Bach
The Area
Llanbedr and Mochras
Llanbedr is a small,
pleasant village on the river Artro. It has two pubs serving food, a
restaurant, church, chapel, Post
Office, butcher, newsagent and small supermarket.
There is a supermarket and launderette at
Mochras (Shell Island), which is
reached by a tidal causeway and has an excellent bathing beach, marina and camp
site.
Talwrn Bach is close to the Cambrian Coast
Railway Line tiny station of Llanbedr. Trains run about every 2 hours to
coastal towns and villages, and many of our guests enjoy exploring the area by
train.
Beaches
Mountains, Forests and Walks
There are pleasant walks from the doorstep.
After the next farm, the lane turns into a footpath. It is a pleasant evening
stroll along the banks of the Artro and the sea wall to the estuary and
The road from Llanbedr goes up and up, to
Cwm Bychan with its lake and the "Roman Steps" and Cwm Nantcol. From
the road there are nature and farm trails and marked paths for woodland,
riverside and mountain walks.
The Coed-y-Brenin
forest is 40 minutes drive away, with marked trails, picnic sites, a visitor's
centre and mountain bikes for hire.
Snowdonia
We are ideally located for exploring the
mountains of Snowdonia, with most of the region within an hour's drive. It is
about 45 minutes drive to the foot of Snowdon
itself.
Of course Snowdonia is famous for its trains
and castles: the Snowdon Mountain
Railway from Llanberis, the Welsh Highland
Railway and Ffestiniog
steam railways starting from Porthmadoc and the Tal-y-Llyn railway from Tywyn; castles at
Harlech,
Criccieth,
Caernarfon,
Conwy....
The Snowdonia
National Park arranges events during the summer months - organised walks in
local places of interest, cultural evenings etc. We recommend the visit to a
welsh hill farm.
Other "Things to Do"
There are slate caverns
and a farm at the nearby
There is an excellent golf course, the Royal
St David’s at Harlech, and several others within easy distance. Horse-riding, water sports, a fun fair
at Barmouth, swimming pool at Harlech, the italian-style village of Portmeirion, throw a pot at
Porthmadoc, the rabbit farm near Criccieth, aeroplane flights over Snowdon,
the "Electric
Mountain" and industrial
museums at Llanberis, the Glynllifon Country Park
(with a steam engine, follies, a children's mountain and an excellent cafe).
The list just goes on and on. Information packs are provided in the farmhouse
and cottages.